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The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Puppy Foundation Assessment

This course aims to provide a means of socialising puppies and to lay down a foundation for education and training and includes the following exercises:

Responsibility and Care
Cleanliness and Identification
Attentive Response to Name
Play With The Puppy
Socialisation
Handling and Inspection to Maintain Health
Puppy Recall
Basic Puppy Positions
Walking in a Controlled Manner
Stay for Approximately Ten Seconds
Take Article Away from the Puppy
Food Manners

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The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bronze Award

The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bronze Award aims to produce a dog that will walk and behave in a controlled manner on the lead, will stay in one position on command, will allow its owner to clean, groom and inspect it. The dog must also be able to be positioned by its handler for inspection i.e. stand, sit or lie down on either side or on its back, all on the lead. The dog must come to hand when called. The Bronze award aims to provide the handlers with a basic knowledge of understanding and training their canine companion. The course includes the following exercises:

Cleanliness and Identification
Collar and Lead
Walk on Lead
Control at Door/Gate
Controlled Walk Amongst People And Dogs
Stay on Lead for One Minute
Grooming
Examination of the Dog
Return to Handler
Responsibility and Care

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The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Silver Award

The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Silver Award aims to build upon the skills learned in the Bronze Award whilst increasing the level of difficulty. The Silver Award is a natural progression of practical dog training skills and introduces new concepts such as the controlled greeting, road walk and vehicle control exercises which are important in everyday life situations. The Silver Award aims to provide handlers with a good knowledge of understanding and training their canine companion. The course includes the following exercises:

Play with the Dog
Road Walk
Rejoin handler
Stay in One Place for Two Minutes
Vehicle Control
Come away from Distractions
Controlled Greeting
Food Manners
Examination of the Dog
Responsibility and Care

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The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Gold Award

The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Gold Award is the highest level of achievement of the Scheme. It builds upon the skills learned in the Silver Award and develops more advanced training skills of the dog and handler. The Gold Award is a natural progression of practical dog training skills and introduces new concepts such as relaxed isolation, stop the dog and send the dog to bed exercises, which are important in every day life situations. The Gold Award aims to provide handlers with a greater knowledge and understanding of their canine companion. Dogs that are awarded a Gold Certificate should reach the required standards in all exercises and be a worthy representative of the Scheme’s highest standard. Where possible it is preferable that certain exercises are tested at indoor and outdoor locations. The course includes the following exercises:

Road Walk
Return to Handler’s Side
Walk Free Beside Handler
Stay Down in one Place
Send the Dog to Bed
Stop the Dog
Relaxed Isolation
Food Manners
Examination of the Dog
Responsibility and Care

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